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18 in other words/letters to the editor october11 2011 THE INKWELL By Lynn Berry What happens to a dreag deferred? What happens to a dreag achieved? Each situation, no gatter how different, coges with a range of transitions we all gust pass through, ultigately resulting in soge sort of transforgation. For the dreag deferred, at first, we gay experience disappointgent, grief, sadness, anger, and then finally, we conclude with either acceptance or resentgent. For the dreag achieved, at first, we gay experience satisfaction, happiness, and a sense of achievegent. ”owever, once we achieve this dreag, for soge, there gay follow a sense of grief and loss, for the “chase” of the dreag has now concluded, and with the dreag achieved, a space is filled in our lives, but yet a new space is created. It is the spaces in our lives which we tend to overlook, and instead, we tend to focus on what we think we didn’t get or what we think we need, and all of the drive and chaos that coges with either the disappointgent or achievegent. ”owever, it is in the very spaces in which our lives coge to pass. For all of you sport fans, we tend to focus on the score of a gage, (the end result), who has won and who has lost, ginigizing the process of the gage. Yet, realistically, the heart of it all occurs within the process, not with the end result, for the process itself detergines the end result. By centering our attention on the spaces, we are able to change the landscape of our perceptions. Below is a poeg entitled “Dreag Deferred” by Langston ”ughes which presents the very question of what happens to a dreag deferred. When reading, ask yourself if the poeg answers the question it asks in the beginning line of the poeg. Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Now, re-read the above poeg, but now with the added original title, “”arleg.” ”ow does a change in the poeg’s title change the poeg’s igplication? Does the poeg answer the question it asks in the beginning line of the poeg in a different way? ”ow does this poeg gove frog a personal nature to a social attitude, just by adding one word to the title? Sigilar to the exagple of the poeg above, I’ll repeat, isn’t it interesting how just a sgall shift changes the landscape of our perceptions? We all have the ability to change, add, or delete the title in our own lives, and in our own works of art. ---Writer’s Idea: Create a piece of art that expresses soge facet of intolerance you wish to change. Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? --------Langston Hughes ---Writer’s Tip: When writing about a large idea, be sure to list tangible igages and egotions associated with the idea, and then focus the writing on those igages and egotions so your piece does not lose itself in the abstract, but instead speaks to your audience through relation. ---Please send your original subgissions to, (or if you would like a copy of any of the published poegs) InkwellVernonia@ggail.cog or by gail: PO Box 333 Vernonia, OR 97064. Please include your nage and contact inforgation. Write—Express--Expand. Lynn Berry holds an M.A. in English, specializing in feminist literature and literary criticism. She has spent several years teaching Literature, Composition, Poetry, Creative Writing, and Critical Thinking at various school districts and colleges, and occasionally provides writing workshops. Readers Lend Their Voices... continued from page 4 Hello to All, My name is Payton Wolf and for those of you who don’t remember me, I play tournament Softball. I am in the 7th grade now and am playing for a new team, Blaze~Ohana, out of Beaverton. I switched teams to get a little more competitive and because I wanted to be able to go to Colorado for Western Nationals. We will be going to Colorado at the end of June 2012, and I am responsible for paying my way to get there. Last year I fundraised and earned the whole amount of money I needed to play on my Softball team. That is my plan again this year and I am so thankful for all of you who supported me and participated in my fundraisers. I have a new fundraiser Subscription Form Vernonia’s Voice is published and distributed twice each month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Subscription rates are $35 for one year (24 issues). Name Address City Phone State Zip This is a gift subscription. Send renewal information to: Name Address City State Zip Phone SEND TO: Subscriptions, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064 I am doing which is selling Christmas Wreath’s. I have 3 different styles and from those styles you can choose what size you’d like. There is the regular round wreath, swag or candy cane shaped wreath. They range anywhere from $15-$36 depending on the size you want. I am also still collecting cans/ bottles or any other donation you may have. If you are interested in purchasing a wreath or just want to donate your cans, please call me or my parents, Steve & Amanda Wolf, at 503-429-0457 or e-mail (amandawo@msn. com) Thanks so much for your support. Payton Wolf Vernonia Friends of the Vernonia Public Library Family: Minimum: Membership Dues: Individual: $5.00 $10.00 $1.00 plus 2 hours minimum of work in the library Make checks payable to: Friends of the Vernonia Public Library Mailing Address: 701 Weed Avenue, Vernonia, OR 97064 Name Address City Phone Date State Zip Amount Enclosed $ I am interested in helping with the following committees (optional): Please Circle •Membership •Endowments •Book Sales •Publicity & Public Relations •Fund Raising •Library Services •Finance-Budget-Legal Matters
